Example sentences of "although [not/n't] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A century and a half later , of course , many new fossil discoveries and much critical analysis have greatly advanced our understanding of dinosaurs , although not to the extent that the controversy and emotion first stirred up by Owen has entirely abated . |
| 2 | The chains generally concentrated in particular regions , although not to the extent of local monopoly . |
| 3 | Common action on issues at a local level seemed threatened , but at no time did the war seriously compromise the determination of labour leaders to defend living conditions ; in many instances the struggle was intensified , although not to the point of sabotaging the war effort . |
| 4 | Revamped neofascist parties , such as the DVU , also rely upon primarily electoral strategies , although not to the exclusion of courting skinheads or expediting violence . |
| 5 | She was n't going to let him see that she would jump at it , although not for the reasons he might suppose . |
| 6 | Nuno 's ability is a matter of opinion , but the point about the Trantec ads is a matter of fact , although not for the reason your correspondent quotes . |
| 7 | The media were also out in force , although not with the blessing of the Thompson family or their friends and associates . |
| 8 | On Jan. 10 , 1989 , Bossano met the mayor of the Spanish border town of La Línea to discuss the joint development of the area which could include Spanish use of the port at Gibraltar ( although not of the airport ) . |
| 9 | I I I do differ with that in some respects , in that er until we 've arranged the agenda we 're not always sure whether there will be specifically highway matters , er and er I must confess , although not on the agenda very often , highway matters are things that that that that do get commented on , er but er none the less , it 's just the principle , I mean er it 's a bit difficult to start saying , well do we send it because we have particular things , er or or |
| 10 | There may be services rendered by the police which , although not within the scope of their absolute obligations to the public may yet fall within their powers , and in such cases public policy does not forbid their performance . |
| 11 | If we take reciprocal altruism seriously , method ( ii ) might conceivably operate in animals , although not in the case of age queues ; methods ( i ) and ( iii ) could not . |
| 12 | He had succeeded his father on the board of the Great Western Railway , although not in the chairmanship . |
| 13 | Essex and Norfolk were obvious and attractive areas for development beyond the more urbanised counties and were to become the main foci of his activity until the outbreak of the war in 1939 and throughout its duration , although not in the way he envisaged in 1936 . |
| 14 | Hanns , although not in the company , was one of John 's group once he arrived in Britain about the same time , and another of the dancers , Peter Darrell ( who also became , in time , a choreographer and ballet director ) was closely involved with them , although he was English . |
| 15 | He recognized that the strength of the Swiss franc would be an important factor in developing other European stores , and he knew that Geneva , although not in the forefront of the fashion world , attracted a number of the internationally rich and famous . |
| 16 | Equally absurd in this context — although not in the domain of syntactic knowledge — would be the Chomskyan argument that Shakespeare et al. |
| 17 | Visa and Access ( Mastercard , Eurocard ) , are widely accepted throughout the UK although not by the University . |
| 18 | Gable replies that to be honest he 's surprised , although not by the attitude of ‘ the old guard conservative group of three or four London reviewers ’ . |
| 19 | Visa and Access ( Mastercard , Eurocard ) are widely accepted throughout the UK although not by the University.The main Edinburgh offices of the four major Scottish Banks are : |